Chinese LED industry needs to build "patent pool"

At present, China's high-efficiency LED raw materials are almost dependent on imports, and the core technology of high-grade epitaxial chip production processes is controlled by large foreign manufacturers. Most of the domestic LED products are at the low-end level. Industry experts believe that the huge domestic market is a hot cake. No matter whether it is a powerful listed company or a new or transformed traditional lighting company, it can't wait to get a copy. As a result, the infringement of trademarks, the embezzlement of patents, and the destruction of intellectual property rights have become increasingly apparent. This has become a cause for concern in China's LED lighting industry.

The patent war evokes the awareness of domestic enterprises. As the core patent technology of LED has been monopolized by European, American and Japanese manufacturers, many Chinese companies have encountered patent litigation overseas. This year, on February 22, United States local time, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued an announcement to launch a "337 investigation" on three types of products. According to Section 337 of the U.S. Customs Act of 1930, all unfair competition practices or any unfair trade practices in exports to the United States are prohibited. The United States passed this investigation to determine whether there was a patent infringement. Among the enterprises involved, there are more than a dozen Chinese companies.

On the 13th, the Aladdin Lighting News reporter interviewed the chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Lighting Association, Quan Jian, on issues relating to intellectual property disputes such as "trademark warfare" and "patent warfare" that appeared in the Chinese LED lighting industry.

"China's LED lighting patent situation is not optimistic. From the current situation, the high-end, core technology is in the hands of others, in the hands of foreign companies; while the domestic LED product technology is at a low level, mainly in the application technology level. Development, such as phosphors and chips, is widely used.” Quan Jian said that the phenomenon of patent disputes is a good thing. This can cause domestic companies to attach importance to patent issues, evoke patent awareness and protect intellectual property rights.

Should Pay Attention to the Construction of the "Patent Pool" Today, domestic enterprises are facing the third step of international trade friction - technical trade barriers. Compared with large foreign companies, most domestic companies are relatively weak in terms of patents. Quanjian believes that the reason for this phenomenon is that, first, the weak awareness of patents among enterprises is the most important and most basic reason. Second, it is precisely because of the weakness of consciousness that enterprises are lagging behind in the concept of R&D team building and lack of R&D talents. Third, the lack of R&D funding is also one of the reasons for domestic companies lacking independent R&D and independent patents.

"I think the most important thing is the construction of the 'patent pool' in China." Quan Jian told reporters. It is understood that "patent pool" or joint license is a patent license trading platform made up of patent holders. The patent holders can use this platform to carry out horizontal licenses or open licenses to third parties under horizontal and vertical license conditions. The rate is determined by the patentee.

At the same time, the reporter learned that the most important role of the patent pool is that it can eliminate the obstacles to the authorization of patents and facilitate the promotion and application of patented technologies.

Enterprises need to have a patent layout. “Domestic companies need to enhance their own competitiveness. Not only do they need to lay out technology and markets, but they also need to lay out patents,” Quan Jian said.

Judging from the global LED development trend, both domestic and foreign companies, companies themselves have legal awareness, patent awareness, know how important the protection of intellectual property rights, for the company's long-term interests and development is of great benefit.

In answer to the future changes in lighting patents, Quan Jian said, “The first is consciousness, the second is action, the third is patent pool, and the fourth is research and development.” Patent awareness is still one of the most basic and important factors. The change in lighting patents began with an increase in patent awareness. Awareness is cultivated and the next step is to act to protect the patent. At the same time, the construction of a patent pool requires the guidance and cooperation of the domestic environment, and the enterprises will achieve “strong and strong alliances” and “strong and weak complementarities” and jointly build an industry patent R&D team.

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